Texas · Census place 4854012

Olton, Texas

Olton is a city in Lamb County, Texas with an estimated 1,933 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 622nd largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,933; #622 of 804 in Texas
Change since 2020: -2.3%; -46 people
Land area: 1.4 sq mi
Density: 1,421 / sq mi; State median 1,561

Orange pin: Olton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Austin.

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Olton population, 2020 to 2024

Olton lost 46 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.3%. In the latest year it moved by -12.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,984. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Olton covers 1.36 square miles of land, for 1,421 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Olton is close to the typical town.

What county Olton is in

All of Olton's residents live in Lamb County, which had 12,687 residents in 2024. Olton holds 15.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Olton

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Olton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 79064. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Olton is

The Census internal point of Olton is at 34.180200, -102.137000. Austin, the capital, is 372.6 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hale Center, TX (2,000 people), 18.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lubbock, TX, 45.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 34.180200, -102.137000
DMS: 34°10'48.72"N 102°08'13.20"W
UTM: 13N 763873.1E 3785842.1N
Geohash: 9wp67y645
Plus code: 856V5VJ7+36

Daylight in Olton

At 34.18° N, Olton gets about 14 h 26 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 52 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 34 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Olton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Hale Center, 18.4 miles away, with 2,000 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Olton, TX?

1,933 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 46 (2.3%) from 1,979 in July 2020.

What county is Olton in?

Lamb County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Olton?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 79064.

How far is Olton from Austin?

372.6 miles (599.6 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Olton.

What is the nearest larger city to Olton?

Hale Center, TX, with 2,000 residents, 18.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.